Jerusalem: Christian schools under threat
March 25, 2026
On 10 March 2026, the Israeli Ministry of Education announced that no work permits will be issued for the 2026-2027 academic year to Palestinian teachers residing in the occupied West...
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Lebanon. “This is not a just war; it is a defeat for us all”
March 24, 2026
Bishop Jules Boutros, from Lebanon, tells ACN that even though the Israeli attacks are supposedly against Hezbollah, they are affecting all Lebanese. As Israel continues to attack several sites in...
War in the Middle East: ACN increases emergency aid to Lebanon
March 23, 2026
Faced with the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon, pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has significantly increased its aid to the country. Currently the focus...
“We are a Good Friday people”: Mandalay archbishop marks one year after Myanmar earthquake
March 23, 2026
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Myanmar earthquake, which struck on March 28 2025, Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay—one of the most affected areas—has recalled in...
Priest warns of ‘guerrilla warfare’ as dozens killed by suicide bombers
March 20, 2026
A PRIEST has warned that terrorists are “sneaking” into villages after a suspected suicide attack in north-east Nigeria resulted in multiple deaths. Father Joseph Fidelis, from Maiduguri Diocese, told Catholic...
“The Church is really a rock in Lebanon” as airstrikes intensify
March 17, 2026
Churches have opened their doors to receive IDPs, but efforts are overstretched operating schools, hospitals, care homes and orphanages. AS another 25 people were killed by airstrikes in Beirut on...
Pakistan: Demand for justice after Christian man found hanged
March 11, 2026
The Christian community has refused the official account that Mr Marqas Masih committed suicide, and claim instead that he was murdered. Two men have been arrested. Church leaders are demanding...
“We will stay, despite the war”, says priest in southern Lebanon
March 10, 2026
Since the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, at the end of February 2026, the southern border of Lebanon has again become a war zone. In this context...
Drone strike in Erbil raises fears among Iraq’s Christians
March 9, 2026
The return of war to the Middle East has reopened old wounds and many Christians are again contemplating leaving the region. A drone strike last Wednesday (4 March) damaged Church-owned...